Francinia Protti-Alvarez

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BSPE reaps 2.5x return on Tinet sale

BS Private Equity (BSPE) has exited its 92% stake in IP transit and Ethernet company Tinet to US-based Neutral Tandem in a deal valued at approximately €82m (enterprise value).

Southern Europe unquote | 29 Sep 2010 | secure

Sovereign-backed City & County acquires Guardian Homecare

Sovereign Capital-baked UK domiciliary healthcare provider City & County has acquired Guardian Homecare Ltd.

UK unquote | 28 Sep 2010 | secure

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Southern Europe: Investing in family value

Investindustrial's Carlo Umberto Bonomi speaks to Francinia Protti-Alvarez about the private equity market in Spain and Italy. He says the market is extremely promising, despite having...

Southern Europe unquote | 01 Jun 2010

Intera-backed Consti Yhtiöt acquires Rakennus-Lundén

Finnish building renovation business Consti Yhtiöt, backed by Intera Equity Partners, has acquired Rakennus-Lundén Oy.

Nordic unquote | 28 May 2010 | secure

PTV leads £6m round for Eutechnyx

Amsterdam-based VC Prime Technology Venture (PTV) has led a £6m round for Eutechnyx alongside NorthStar Equity Investors (NSEI), which has invested £650,000.

UK unquote | 26 May 2010 | secure

Environmental investments encompass more than just renewable energies

Environmental investment: The many shades of green

Defining the environmental sector is not straightforward, as it overlaps with more ‘traditional’ sectors. The diversity of products and services that can be directly, or indirectly, categorised...

unquote | 26 May 2010

Wise divests Mar-Ter; generates 2.8x returns

Italian mid-market investor Wise Sgr, has divested its stake in logistics operator Mar-Ter Spedizioni, to Italian public investment firm, Mid Industry Capital Spa.

Southern Europe unquote | 21 May 2010 | secure

bcnHighgrowth invests €1m in Migoa

Spanish VC, bcnHighgrowth, has injected €1m into technology company Migoa, developers of nuroa.es, a real estate search engine.

Southern Europe unquote | 20 May 2010 | secure

Berchmann Capital leads €1.2m round for Genolab

Berchmann Capital has led a €1.2m series-A round for medical diagnostics company Genolab.

Southern Europe unquote | 20 May 2010 | secure

PAI-backed Chr Hansen targets DKK 3.16bn IPO

PAI Partners-backed Danish food ingredients group, Chr Hansen, is hoping to raise DKK 3.16bn in a flotation of new shares. PAI is set to offer 27.15 million of its shares in the company...

Nordic unquote | 20 May 2010 | secure

Cinven’s Sperian bid trumped by Honeywell €1.1bn offer

The board of Sperian, a French maker of protective clothing, revealed that trade player Honeywell, manufacturer of civilian and military aerospace equipment, put a based on a €117 per...

France unquote | 20 May 2010 | secure

CPE pumps £7.5m into Climate Energy

Climate Change Capital Private Equity (CPE) has invested a further £7.5m into portfolio company Climate Energy Ltd.

UK unquote | 19 May 2010 | secure

Kistefos-backed GIPS receives NOK 421m offer from Google

Media reports suggest that Kistefos-backed technology business Global IP Solutions AB (GIPS), also listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, has received an offer from Google for NOK 421m.

Nordic unquote | 19 May 2010 | secure

BeCapital et al. in £5m round for Helveta

BeCapital has led a £5m round for software company Helveta Ltd with Carbon Trust joining as a new investor.

UK unquote | 19 May 2010 | secure

Private equity-backed ONO restructures debt

Telecommunications company ONO has received a €200m equity injection from its backers Providence Private Partners, Thomas H Lee Partners, Quadrangle Capital Partners and GE Structured...

Southern Europe unquote | 19 May 2010 | secure

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